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Members of the Tully Cycle Club. This club was very strong in the early 1940s. Races were held from Tully to Cardwell and Tully to Innisfail although they were dirt roads at that time. They used interesting equipment for the era, including tubeless tyres

An official photograph of the Tully Representative Rugby League Team of 1940 with details of the players and staff included

Photograph of Father Hogan with children who have attended their first communion at St Clare’s Catholic Church, Tully in 1940. The girls wear the traditional white dresses and veils and the boys wear their best suits. The photo was taken outside the church

Photo of the log bridge over the North Murray River in about 1940. It was used by timber contractors snigging logs out for loading onto trucks

Photo of the log bridge over the North Murray River in about 1940. It was used by timber contractors snigging logs out for loading onto trucks

Photo of a timber truck loaded with logs at Murray Upper ready to transport the logs to Lawsons’ Sawmill in Tully. The five men shown worked in the timber industry

Sepia photo of a timber truck near Gillespie Creek, Murray Upper. Milky Pine logs are loaded on the back of the truck. Possibly Ron Flegler on right: he was contract timber getter here

Photo of two shacks that are part of a timber-getters’ camp at the North Murray River in about 1940. Ron Flegler and Walter Vitti had the contract to supply timber from this area to Stand Ply Mill at Kennedy

Colour photograph of the Tully mill golf course with the sugar mill in the background. This is identified as the fourth fairway. The golf club commenced in 1927, using a cow paddock beside the sugar mill which they improved over the years. This course closed in 1981 and a new course opened at the Tully Country Club

Copy print showing the area being cleared for an airstrip on Dunk Island. Hugo Brassey commenced planning the aerodrome in 1938. An old McCormick Deering T20 tractor which had tracks was used, and also hand tools including axes and cross-cut saws. Eventually the strip reached a length of 1000 yards